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ASU SBTDC to host Facebook marketing workshop next week

JONESBORO - The Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center, Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce and Norfork Lake Chamber will offer "Advanced Facebook Marketing: Beyond the Likes" workshop from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday at the Donald W. Reynolds Library serving Baxter County, 300 Library Hill Road.

In this seminar attendees will explore added tools for Facebook marketing including:

? How to create an effective social media strategy for your organization

? How To Use Facebook Insights to Develop Marketing Strategies

? Facebook Social Plug-ins to Link Business Websites

? Tips on Time-Management Techniques and Tools

? How to Increase Fan Engagement to make profitable relationships

This three-hour seminar will be taught by Herb Lawrence, Center Director for ASU Small Business and Technology Development Center.

"Facebook has become a great marketing tool for small businesses," said Lawrence. "Now over 1.5 billion people around the world are on Facebook. In Arkansas over half of the population are logging into their Facebook accounts daily. Facebook is a unique tool that allows our small businesses to find, communicate with, and develop profitable relationships with customers."

At this seminar attendees will learn how to leverage their Facebook pages to get more out of customer engagement. Attendees should have a Facebook page for their organization and a minimum of 25 fans.

Registration is $35 per person, $25 for Mountain Home and Norfork Lake Chamber members, and $20 for ASUMH faculty, staff and students.

For more information or to register, call the Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center at (870) 972-3517, email asusbtdc@astate.edu, register online at http://tinyurl.com/AdvFBMountainHome or "fan" the ASU SBTDC on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/asu.sbtdc.

These seminars are co-sponsored by Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce, Norfork Lake Chamber of Commerce, the Donald W. Reynolds library, ASU-Mountain Home, First Community Bank, First National Banking Company and Liberty Bank of Arkansas.

OMC announces interim leadership plan

WEST PLAINS, Mo. - The Ozarks Medical Center Board of Directors has announced details of OMC's interim leadership plan, according to Board Chair Marge Slayton. The Board has appointed Jeannie Looper, FACHE, to serve as the interim president and chief executive officer, effective Oct. 5.

OMC President and CEO David Zechman announced last month that he had accepted a position as president and CEO of McLaren Northern Michigan.

His last day at OMC will be Oct. 4. He has served as OMC's president and CEO since 2008.

Slayton said a search committee, comprised of members of the board of directors, has been selected to begin the search process for a permanent replacement. Slayton will serve as chair of the search committee.

"We have an outstanding team of board members, leadership and management. I am confident in the organization's ability to thrive under their direction," Slayton said. "We appreciate Jeannie's commitment to OMC and her willingness to accept this role. Her health care management skills and her vast experience at OMC will be extremely beneficial to the organization during this time of transition."

"It is a pleasure to serve as the interim president and CEO of Ozarks Medical Center," Looper said. "OMC remains dedicated to providing the highest quality, compassionate care to this community. I hope to provide a smooth transition and support the OMC Board of Directors during the search for a permanent replacement."

Looper, a native of Mountain Grove, Mo., began working at OMC in 1991 as a nurse manager in skilled care.

She was named vice president in January 2003 and has served as chief operating officer for the past five years.

She earned her undergraduate degree in nursing from Missouri State University and her master's degree in health administration from the University of Phoenix.

Looper is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and is a member of the Missouri Organization of Nurse Leaders (MONL), the Missouri Hospital Association - Southwest District Council, and the Governance Institute. She also serves on the West Plains Noon Rotary Board.

- From submitted reports

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